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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157424 | Lamp holder A lamp holder comprising a lamp holder base, a lamp holder housing and a microswitch. In a preferred embodiment, the lamp holder base has a longitudinal axis and an actuator finger coupled to and shielded within the lamp holder base. The lamp holder housing is remov... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8021018 | LED display panel with openable front door A LED display unit comprises a housing; an openable door coupled to a front of the housing for movement between a closed position and an opened position; a LED module mounted on a front of the openable door; and a sliding assembly coupled to an inside surface of the... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7909488 | Lamp holder A lamp holder comprising a lamp holder base, a lamp holder housing and a microswitch. In a preferred embodiment, the lamp holder base is substantially cup-shaped around a longitudinal axis and has an arcuate actuator finger coupled to and shielded within the lamp ho... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7866856 | Lamp housing, particularly spotlight housing A lamp housing which contains an accommodating apparatus for a burner or a lamp with a glass vessel, a lamp base and contact pins for supplying current, and a lampholder with sockets for connection to the contact pins, is provided. The accommodating apparatus contai... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7819561 | Retractable light fixture A retractable light fixture apparatus has a fixture housing for mounting in or to the wall of a building or under the eave of a building. A lamp housing and lamp is hinged to the fixture housing and is movable from a closed to an open position by an electric motor a... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7780318 | Flood lamp assembly having a reinforced bracket for supporting a weight thereof An LED flood lamp includes an LED lamp and a primary bracket and an accessorial bracket. The lamp includes a pair of lateral sidewalls. The primary bracket pivotally connects with the lateral sidewalls. The accessorial bracket has one end pivotally connecting with o... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7695170 | Outdoor swivel head spotlight An outdoor swivel head spotlight is described. A light bulb hood comprises a reflector and base. The base comprises a spherical socket having an internal seat. A support arm comprising a spherical end and a distal end connected to the spherical end by a through cond... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686483 | Support assembly for a light fixture The invention features an improved lighting fixture structure with temperature control and stray light reductions, together with a unique directional pivot/extension mounting mechanism. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7641366 | Dual mount lantern A lighting fixture capable of mounting in a plurality of orientations comprises a wall mount assembly having a front canopy rotatably secured to a rear canopy and a lamp housing assembly capable of a plurality of orientations secured to said rotatable front canopy a... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7431482 | Modular downlight assembly A modular downlight assembly having a channel shaped back housing for mounting in a ceiling cavity and formed with a series of identical apertures receiving, respectively, when mounted in the cavity, selected similar individual downlight modules. Each module has a m... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7377672 | Method and apparatus for preventing rotation of a lighting device chassis An apparatus and method according to which rotation of a lighting device chassis is prevented. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364324 | Discharge lamp having integrated ballast support An integrated projector for discharge lamps includes a projector, having a discharge lamp, and a support fork shaped structure for the projector. The fork shaped structure provides two substantially vertical elements, provided laterally with respect to the projector... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360917 | Lamp holder with a securing stake A lamp holder with a securing stake is disclosed, comprising a power input line provided with a plug; a main body provided with an accommodating space whose front end is provided with an opening, whose back end is provided with an power line opening for the passing ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347582 | Invertible light source An invertible light source that may be configured in either an upright or an inverted configuration. The invertible light source may include a hanger that can be positioned at various locations on the housing of the light source to convert the invertible light sourc... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344296 | Socket for led light source and lighting system using the socket A socket fixed to a heat sink holds a card-type LED module formed by integrating LED elements. The socket (6) includes: a frame structure for holding the LED module (1000) with its light source unit exposed through the frame opening; and a pressing mem... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338192 | Headlight fixing device A fixing device is provided for fixing a headlight to a motor vehicle. The fixing device includes means for holding a headlight housing. The fixing device also includes means for mounting the fixing device on a part of the vehicle. The means for mounting the fixing ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311422 | Recessed lamp structure An angle-adjustable recessed lamp structure comprises: a lamp bulb, a lamp holder, a rotatory carrier, and a mounting base. The rotatory carrier is securely screwed onto a track frame, which has a hollow sliding slot on the center of the arc-shaped body. The track f... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284878 | Lumen regulating apparatus and process The present invention is a fluorescent light lumen regulating apparatus. More specifically, in one aspect, the present invention is a fluorescent lighting assembly for mounting at least one fluorescent lamp. In this aspect, the lighting assembly comprises a lamp hou... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284880 | Security device with rotating floodlights A security device with rotating floodlights comprises a housing having a control circuit and a motor positioned within the housing. A motion detector is mounted on the front wall of the housing. A shaft from the motor engages with a drive platform, and a pair of lam... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282047 | Moving energy source A device for moving a therapeutic energy source over an area to be treated including at least one therapeutic energy source adapted to produce therapeutic energy and coupled to a mounting structure, and at least one moving unit connected to the mounting structure an... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267460 | Adjustable beams night light A night light appliance that when plugged into a standard wall electrical outlet provides a means to direct many beams of light to specific places in the room. Extending from the appliance body are bendable arms with bright light emitting diodes mounted at the end o... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246926 | Color changing light fixture A color changing light fixture is provided for producing indirect self-illuminating effects within the fixture, which comprises a housing or reflector having an indirect light source and, optionally, a primary light source mounted within. The fixture's self-illumina... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7224472 | Operation lamp with camera system for 3D referencing The invention relates to a system for the combined shadow-free illumination of a pre-definable area and for referencing three-dimensional spatial co-ordinates, and to an active or passive referencing system, each in particular for referencing surgical or medical ins... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219864 | Carrier system for a medical apparatus A carrier system (10) for a medical apparatus (11) is disclosed. The carrier system includes rotation joints (17, 18, 20). A supply line harness runs in the carrier system (10) and is run so that it is covered. The rotation joint (18 | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217007 | Dark sky friendly lamp and housing combination apparatus A dark-sky friendly lamp-housing combination is provided for use with a light fixture. The combination uses a standard lamp having a light element and a base section. The base section includes a neck attached to the light element and a connector that is received in ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217008 | Luminaire and method for changing a luminous means Proposed is a luminaire, with a housing and a luminous means receptacle for fitting a luminous means in the housing, in which the luminous means receptacle is connected to the housing via a bearing means which is suitable for altering the position of the luminous me... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7191992 | Medical suspension system with two spindles A medical suspension system (10) includes a ceiling plate (30) configured for mounting to a support structure (16). The ceiling plate supports a device (12), such as a lighthead or video monitor, which is mounted to the ceiling plate via ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7140754 | Transformable flashlight apparatus A transformable flashlight apparatus includes a body member, a head member with a light-emitting device, and a connecting member for connecting the head member to the body member and allowing the re-positioning of the head member with respect to the body member. Att... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137721 | Weatherproof outdoor pivoting light assembly A weatherproof outdoor pivoting light assembly includes a front gasket on a metallic lamp housing having spaced sealing rings for locally compressively engaging to seal the floodlight envelope and a rear gasket for sealing the power cord thereby providing a sealed c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137727 | Electrical track lighting system An electrical track lighting system. The track lighting system includes a bendable track that includes a foamed adhesive strip on the upper surface separating two conductor rails. The track is cut to length and secured to the desired surface by the adhesive strip. L... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118254 | Recessed downlight mounting fixture A recessed downlight mounting fixture having a fixture plate formed from a blank, the fixture plate having at least one aperture for receiving a lamp housing, a junction box formed from said the blank and foldably integral with said the fixture plate, at least one j... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7091416 | Cover assembly for video monitor A cover assembly for enclosing data connections on a monitor that is mounted to a tubular support arm that has data cables extending therethrough. The cover assembly includes a sleeve surrounding a portion of the tubular support arm. The sleeve defines a passage bet... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7036965 | Light bar providing illumination from inside a vehicle A light bar contains one or more rows of light-emitting diodes (LED's) in a housing which extends across substantially the entire width of a windshield of a vehicle and is narrow in width to minimize interference with visibility through the windshield. The LED's are... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011435 | Apparatus for retrofitting a remote control device to a stage lighting fixture A remote control device for spotlights 12 and retrofitting a remote control device to an existing light fixture for repositioning the horizontal axis and the vertical axis of a standard stage lighting fixture 12 such as a par can, a Fresnels, an ellips... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994447 | Selectively spaced mounting for under-cabinet lighting fixture to accommodate a range of cabinet wall thickness An under-cabinet lighting fixture for permanent mounting having a housing suitable for recess or surface mounting and connected by a stem to a junction box mounted to an upper opposing surface for electrical wiring connections. The stem defines a distal threaded end... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6964503 | Automated luminaire with light beam position adjustment A luminaire includes a base, a frame supporting a lamp, an optical assembly and an arm connecting the base and the frame. The arm has opposite first and second terminal ends rotatably coupled to the base and the frame, respectively, first and second opposite sides e... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6958665 | Micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) phase shifter A micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) phase shifter for shifting the phase of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The phase shifter includes a quadrature coupler having an input port, an output port, a first load port and a second load port. A first variable reactance... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953270 | Universal automated yoke for lighting fixtures A universal automated yoke that accommodates a variety of different sizes and types of lighting fixtures. The yoke includes adjustment mechanisms to accommodate a wide variety of sizes of lighting fixtures. The yoke further includes an adjustment mechanism to correc... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945665 | Ceiling lamp junction box/lamp rod folding installation structure A ceiling lamp junction box/lamp rod folding installation structure comprises a junction box and lamp rods hinged to the junction box. The junction box has a plurality of portals arrayed along its circumferential surface. Aligned with the portal a carrier mount havi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945675 | Fascia wash luminaire A fascia wash luminaire has a housing, a lamp socket and a refractor lens. The lamp socket mounts within the housing and is designed to hold a lamp in place within the housing. The refractor lens is trough shaped and is also held by the housing positioned under the ... | 09/20/2005 |
